The crepe is a delicious and thin type of pancake, with origins in the Brittany region of France. Sweet crepes paired with syrups, spreads, preserves, and creme are typically made with wheat flour and eaten as a part of breakfast or for dessert. Savory crepes filled with meat, cheese, vegetables, and seafood can be made with buckwheat, making them gluten-free. Whether for a light meal or a sweet treat, these dishes have made their way across the ocean to North Jersey. Keep reading for a round-up of spots serving up crepes in the Montclair area.
3rd Wave Cafe + Crepes | 525 Riverside Avenue, Lyndhurst
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At The 3rd Wave Cafe + Crepes, diners can sample sweet and savory crepes. Savory flavors here include Veggie, Buffalo Chicken, and Chicken Mozzarella while sweet crepe options are Peanut Butter, Berry, Red Velvet, Biscolate, and Strawberry Cheese. Other dishes here include omelets, pancakes, French toast, waffles, paninis, wraps, salads, rice bowls, burgers, acai bowls, and coffee.
Bonjour Montclair | 254 Park Street, Suite 2, Montclair
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Bonjour Montclair brings sweet and savory French crepes to Montclair’s Watchung Plaza. This spot has over 25 savory crepes and over a dozen sweet ones. Diners looking for something savory can find chicken, steak, shrimp, turkey, ham, salmon, and veggie-filled crepes. For those with a sweet tooth, we suggest sampling the Apple Cinnamon, Lemon + Butter, or Orange Caramel options. Bonjour Montclair also serves sandwiches, French toast, salads, juice, smoothies, tea, and coffee.
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Cafe Bubamara | 263 Parker Avenue, Clifton
Cafe Bubamara is a cozy and homey spot in Clifton serving Turkish bites, coffee, and desserts. The cafe serves slane palačinke, a type of salty crepe, and saltke palačinke, a type of sweet crepe. For those interested in something salty, MG suggests trying the Pilentina, Feta, I Paradajz which contains grilled chicken, feta cheese, and tomatoes. This spot also has cake, waffles, ice cream, salads, omelets, sandwiches, and burek, a phyllo dough pastry.
Chocolate House | 1131 Main Street, Paterson + 181 Union Boulevard, Totowa
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Passaic County’s Chocolate House has over two dozen crepe options ranging from Pistachio Lover to Red Velvet Cake. We suggest trying as many flavors as you can, especially the Cannoli Crepe. This crepe is topped with cannoli cream, chocolate chips, strawberries, and a milk chocolate drizzle. One can also find milkshakes, smoothies, ice cream, cake, waffles, and more at this sweet spot.
Crêpe Castle | 852 NJ-3, Suite 300, Clifton
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At Clifton’s Crêpe Castle, one can find almost a dozen different types of sweet crepes. Flavors here include Nutella, Strawberry, Pecan Banana, and Peanut Butter. We suggest trying the Birthday Crepe, served with Nutella and strawberries and topped with white chocolate, gummy bears, and rainbow sprinkles. At Crêpe Castle diners can also find waffles, coffee, and smoothies.
Groundworks Cafe | 217 Franklin Avenue, Nutley
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Groundworks Cafe is a women-owned business in Nutley serving crepes, frozen yogurt, smoothies, coffee, chicken wings, and more. This spot features eight types of sweet crepes: Chocolate Bananza, Smores, Almond Joy, Tiramisu, Oreo, Strawberry Cheesecake, Nutley Banana, and The Nutley. Groundworks Cafe has four types of savory crepes: Buffalo Chicken, Pepperoni Pizza, Chicken Parmesan, and Chicken + Waffles.
Juliet Creperie | 105 Jefferson Avenue, Elizabeth
Juliet Creperie is a spot in Elizabeth cooking up sweet and savory crepes. Savory options here include the Pesto, Hawaiian, and Bourbon while the sweet crepe flavors are NY Cheesecake, Oreo, and Frutos Rojos. Juliet Creperie is more than just crepes and also serves ice cream, coffee, fruit juice, tiramisu, brownies, and hot chocolate.
La Fontaine Cafe | 12 North Willow Street, Montclair
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The menu at La Fontaine Cafe in Montclair includes French, Canadian, Turkish, Tex-Mex, and Italian noshes and drinks. La Fontaine Cafe uses homemade sweet batter for its Nutella, Nutella + Fruit, and Cannoli Creme sweet crepes. For the Egg + Cheese, Spinach + White Cheese, and Italiano crepes, this spot uses its homemade savory batter. Here, visitors can also order coffee, lattes, smoothies, lemonade, tea, sandwiches, croissants, baklava, and muffins.
Original Pancake House | 817 Bloomfield Avenue, West Caldwell
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This spot is a brunch must in Essex County. From French toast to Pancakes and a variety of savory and sweet dishes, this restaurant features breakfast classics and traditional European delicacies like Swedish Pancakes, Dutch Baby Pancakes, and Crepes. Diners can sample Fresh Fruit, Cherry Kijafa, and Banana Nutella crepes. MG recommends the Swedish Pancakes which are rolled just like crepes and served with lingonberries and whipped butter. For something less sweet, we suggest the Shells Crepes. This dish includes two simple crepes, served with lemon, butter, and powdered sugar. Anything here can be nicely paired with a side of bacon, home fries, chicken sausage, or the best Jersey side, Taylor ham.
Sweet Kitchen | 533 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair
Since 2000, Sweet Kitchen has been serving savory and sweet breakfast and lunch dishes. Breakfast items here include Pumpkin French Toast, Huevos Rancheros, Naan Pizza, and two types of crepes. The Sweet Crepe features Nutella, strawberries, banana, and whipped cream while the savory Veggie Crepe features an olive spread, spinach, and mozzarella, and is paired with a side salad.
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Trend Coffee + Tea House | 411 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair
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Trend Coffee + Tea House is located in the heart of Downtown Montclair. This spot serves up sweet and savory crepes, cake, pie, bubble tea, slushies, coffee, tea, and lattes in a historic 1860 home. The sweet crepes here are 16 inches across and feature flavors like Oreo Dream, Sweet Bee, S’mores, and Salted Caramel. For something more savory, diners can sample the Chipotle, Makedon, and Gobble Gobble. There are also gluten-free and vegan options.
Uncle Momo | 702 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair
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Uncle Momo is a French and Lebanese fusion restaurant in Montclair. This spot is famous for its brunch, serving up French toast, sweet and savory crepes, omelets, and numerous egg dishes. These crepes are made with quinoa flour making them gluten-free. Flavors include Nutella, Spinach + Swiss Cheese, Fruit + Mango with Nutella, and Scrambled Egg + Swiss Cheese.
